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Scholars debate whether Philip’s Companions also had a small shield like the pelta of his Macedonian infantrymen. Whether this is the case or not, it appears they discarded it by the time of Alexander’s crossing into Asia in 334 BC
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.
Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate
@Irongear71 Balkanization occured not because of the fall of the Ottoman Empire after WWI, but because they couldn't see eye to eye on each other's fetishes. Honestly surprised that Serbia and Macedonia can even come to an agreement like this.
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“Alexander prayed for various blessings & especially that the Macedonians & Persians should enjoy harmony as partners in government.”
-Arrian 7.2.
“...the accursed Evil Spirit...in order to make men doubtful of this religion, instigated the accursed Alexander...”
-Arda Wiraz 1-17
By 323 BC the number of Asian battalions in Alexander the Great's army far outnumbered the Macedonian contingents in size and strength. Among them were some of the finest cavalrymen in the whole of Asia, hailing from noble Oriental families
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate
Scholars debate whether Philip’s Companions also had a small shield like the pelta of his Macedonian infantrymen. Whether this is the case or not, it appears they discarded it by the time of Alexander’s crossing into Asia in 334 BC
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate
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Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg.
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate
dear Diary, today I've encountered the Macedonian Tau-Lambda charioted Theseus for the first time and felt somewhat like that #HADES
By 323 BC the number of Asian battalions in Alexander the Great's army far outnumbered the Macedonian contingents in size and strength. Among them were some of the finest cavalrymen in the whole of Asia, hailing from noble Oriental families.
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate
Great news that TWO films from the SSEES region have been Oscar nominated for 2020. Both "Corpus Christi" (Poland) and “Honeyland” (North Macedonia) have been nominated under the International Feature Film category. #OscarNoms https://t.co/kJwSQKe0v1
Macedonian King Antigonus demands Egypt pay homage to him. Egyptian King Ptolemy, a descendant of Macedonian Alexander the Great, pays Athens to war with Macedonia. Ancient intern'l politics. Welcome to 265 BC #HistoricalFiction
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Scholars debate whether Philip’s Companions also had a small shield like the pelta of his Macedonian infantrymen. Whether this is the case or not, it appears they discarded it by the time of Alexander’s crossing into Asia in 334 BC.
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.
Each Macedonian soldier of Philip II would have to carry arms and armour, rations, utensils, blankets, road-building tools, medical supplies, a thirty-day supply of flour and any personal possessions in a backpack. Altogether this weighed c.40kg
Artwork by © Johnny Shumate.